Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

This is a 12-month contract role under Optimum Solutions.This role supports our client, a leading Southeast Asian superapp that offers a wide range of services, including mobility, food delivery, and digital payments.Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM. (inclusive of a 1-hour lunch break)Responsibilities:• Manage the end-to-end candidate lifecycle while developing market intelligence on the external talent landscape.• Apply strategic talent identification frameworks to distinguish talent profiles.• Use advanced sourcing methodologies to identify candidates for specialized roles and build sustainable talent pipelines.• Lead regular, data-led discussions with hiring managers to calibrate talent and pivot search strategies using market density data.• Uphold high hiring discipline through feedback loops and rigorous interview standards.• Help plan and implement campus hiring and engagement, employer branding and recruitment marketing programmes.• Leverage Generative AI for research, ideation and data analysis to enhance candidate ranking and streamline scheduling.• Own stakeholder management by acting as a Strategic Talent Advisor to deeply understand business needs, consulting and partnering with Hiring Managers and Business leaders to define and secure the right talent.Qualifications:• 7+ years of in-house full-cycle recruiting experience across Technology and/or Corporate functions — from sourcing through to complex offer closures.• Strategic stakeholder management — demonstrated ability to act as a Talent Advisor, consulting with Hiring Managers and senior business leaders to define talent needs and influence hiring decisions• Advanced sourcing capability — hands-on expertise in headhunting for specialized/niche roles using Boolean, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other direct-search methodologies• Talent mapping & market intelligence — structural mapping of external talent landscapes in complex, global markets• Data literacy — ability to translate recruiting data and market density signals into actionable search strategies and hiring recommendations• AI & digital fluency — working experience with GenAI or productivity tools to enhance research, candidate ranking, or workflow efficiencyNice-to-Have• Campus hiring & employer branding exposure — experience planning or executing campus programmes, recruitment marketing, or EB initiatives• Pipeline taxonomy & CRM discipline — experience maintaining talent databases with skill-based tagging and structured pipeline hygiene (e.g. Beamery, Greenhouse, SmartRecruiters)• Experience hiring across Southeast Asian markets — familiarity with regional talent supply dynamics and recruitment practices.• Tech sector depth — prior coverage of software engineering, product, data, or platform roles (vs. corporate-only background)